List of MPs elected in the 2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election


This is a list of Members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of Ghana for the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana at the 2004 parliamentary election, held on 7 December 2004.
The list is arranged by region and constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the [|bottom of the page]. Only eight MPs survived from the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic.

Current composition

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected on 7 December 2004, ordered by region and constituency. The previous MP and previous party column shows the MP and party holding the seat prior to the election.

Ashanti Region - 39 seats

! width=200 | Constituency
! width=200 | Elected MP
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! width=200 | Previous Party
|| NPP || 29,035 || Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu || NPP

Brong Ahafo Region - 24 seats

! Constituency !! Elected MP !! Elected Party !! Majority !! Previous MP !! Previous Party

Central Region - 19 seats

! Constituency !! Elected MP !! Elected Party !! Majority !! Previous MP !! Previous Party

Eastern Region - 28 seats

! Constituency !! Elected MP !! Elected Party !! Majority !! Previous MP !! Previous Party

Greater Accra Region - 27 seats

! Constituency !! Elected MP !! Elected Party !! Majority !! Previous MP !! Previous Party

Northern Region - 26 seats

! Constituency !! Elected MP !! Elected Party !! Majority !! Previous MP !! Previous Party

Upper East Region - 13 seats

! Constituency !! Elected MP !! Elected Party !! Majority !! Previous MP !! Previous Party

Upper West Region - 10 seats

! Constituency !! Elected MP !! Elected Party !! Majority !! Previous MP !! Previous Party

Volta Region - 22 seats

! Constituency !! Elected MP !! Elected Party !! Majority !! Previous MP !! Previous Party

Western Region - 22 seats

! Constituency !! Elected MP !! Elected Party !! Majority !! Previous MP !! Previous Party

Changes

  • Alhassan Wayo Seini, MP for Tamale Central, left the NDC to join the NPP. He also resigned his seat in parliament.
  • Dan Abodakpi, MP for Keta constituency, who was also Minister for Trade and Industry in the NDC Rawlings government, was jailed by a Fast Track Court in Ghana for fraud.
  • Kwadwo Baah Wiredu, NPP MP for Asante Akim North constituency died in Pretoria, South Africa on 24 September 2008.

    By-elections

  • Asawase constituency - 21 April 2005 - Alhaji Muntanka Mohammed Mubarak won with a majority of 11,142 replacing the late Dr Gibrine also of the NDC who had won the seat in December 2004 with a majority of 4,474. The Ghana Center for Democratic Development deemed that this by-election was "fair and transparent, but not free from fear."
  • Odododiodoo constituency - 30 August 2005 - Jonathan Nii Tackie Komey won with a majority of 8377 to replace Samuel Nii Ayi Mankattah also of the NDC who had died earlier.
  • Tamale Central constituency - 4 April 2006 - Alhassan Fuseini Inusah won with a majority of 17502. This followed the resignation of Alhassan Wayo Seini, who resigned to join the but lost the resultant by-election.
  • Offinso South constituency - 24 October 2006 - Owusu Achaw Duah won with a majority of 10097. He replaced Kwabena Sarfo also of the NPP.
  • Fomena constituency - 23 January 2007 - Nana Abu Bonsra won with a majority of 7522. This followed the death of Akwasi Afrifa.
  • Nkoranza North constituency - 13 March 2007 - Major Derek Oduro won with a majority of 43631, after Eric Amoateng had vacated the seat while standing trial in the United States for drug trafficking.